Islamophobia in the US is becoming entrenched, according to some Muslim leaders. "We're living in one of the most hostile civic environments for the Muslim community," says Faiza Ali, a community organiser at the Arab American Association in Bay Ridge. "And it's gotten worse since 9/11."

Christin C. Quinn a Democratic candidate for mayor with Dr. Ahmed Jaber at an event on Thursday in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn, hosted by local Muslim-American groups.

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